Where does “silo” come from?

Silo comes from Spanish silo, from Latin sirum, from Latin sirus, from Ancient Greek σιρός.

silo (English): A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used...

Definitions

  1. A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used...

Ancestry of “silo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsilosilo
2Ancient Greekσιρόςpit for keeping corn in; pitfall

Words derived from “silo

Every word from Ancient Greek σιρός